Benidorm Is Murder starring John Hannah is Channel 5’s new comedy crime drama.
Channel 5 viewers were qick to compare Benidorm Is Murder to another beloved crime drama(Image: CHANNEL 5)
Actor John Hannah fronts a new Channel 5 crime series perfect for The Good Ship Murder fans.
Benidorm Is Murder is a six-part series which kicked off this week. On Thursday night (July 30) viewers tuned in to watch the first episode as they saw John’s character Dennis, a retired detective, hire a new staff member.
Unbeknowst to him, Rosa (Carolina Bécquer) is a true-crime obsessed barmaid who is eager to help when a murder unfolds closeby.
When a member from a Take That tribute band is found dead in a hotel pool, the police spring into action. However, Rosa doesn’t think they’ve got the right person and sets out to solve the case with Dennis.
Viewers were quick to comment on the new series, with many comparing it to Channel 5’s Good Ship Murder, reports the Express.
One person said: “#benidormismurder Is a carbon copy of #Thegoodshipmurder but I’ll persist with it!!”
Another replied, saying: “I love #TheGoodShipMurder so yeah #BenidormisMurder is worth sticking with.”
Sadly, not everyone was overjoyed with the opening episode as one viewer commented: “Thought I’d give #BenidormIsMurder a go, Take That, John Hannah….good mix! But no, it’s terrible! Sorry!”
While another added: “Another clichéd drama from #ch5. Predictable story, formulaic structure, poor script and poor acting. Just not interesting enough. Not for me.”
This week, John Hannah appeard on The One Show to speak about the new six-part series, although quickly took a cheeky swipe at the pay he got for the show. He said: “Some great guests come in. In fact, we shot the third episode first. We shot that in Gran Canaria, actually.
“The first episode was an Irish hen party, half a dozen terrific Irish actresses turned up and Trevor. A bunch of Irish actors turned up, and they all knew each other a bit.
“It was October, cold back here [the UK], a good script, two weeks in the sun, having a laugh, they all knew each other, so there was a great bond there, a great chemistry there.
“Simon and I were talking at the end of that episode, we were like, ‘Wow, they’ve set the bar really high. There’s something about a good script, a bit of sunshine, regardless of the pay… which wasn’t the best, but anyway it doesn’t matter.”
While everyone laughed at the cheeky jibe, another guest on the programme joked that he shouldn’t mention money.
John replied: “No, let’s not because we’re not doing it for the money, right? Of course not. It was brilliant, everyone came out. We were all getting paid….a bit.”
Benidorm Is Murder is available to watch on My5.